Girl groups: Then and now

In the wake of the Destiny's Child Super Bowl reunion, we got a little nostalgic and starting thinking about other rocking, rapping and harmonizing ladies.

By SFGate.com

on February 1, 2013 9:05 PM

Photo: BruceGilbert/ASSOCIATED PRESS

Image 1of/31

Caption

Close

Image 1 of 31

In the wake of the Destiny's Child Super Bowl reunion, we got a little nostalgic and starting thinking about other rocking, rapping and harmonizing ladies. So let's take a look at some of the bigger all-female groups from the past few decades, then and now. Here's Destiny's Child — Kelly Rowland, Beyonce Knowles and Michelle Williams — at the MTV VMAs in 2000. less

In the wake of the Destiny's Child Super Bowl reunion, we got a little nostalgic and starting thinking about other rocking, rapping and harmonizing ladies. So let's take a look at some of the bigger all-female ... more

Photo: HENNY RAY ABRAMS, AFP/Getty Images

In the wake of the Destiny's Child Super Bowl reunion, we got... Photo-4124936.56137 - GreenwichTime

Image 2 of 31

Another look at the ladies in 2001.

Another look at the ladies in 2001.

Photo: Frank Micelotta, Getty Images

Another look at the ladies in 2001. Photo-4124940.56137 - GreenwichTime

Image 3 of 31

Kelly Rowland in 2012. She's released three solo albums since Destiny's Child went on hiatus.

Kelly Rowland in 2012. She's released three solo albums since Destiny's Child went on hiatus.

Michelle Williams, seen here in 2012, is working on her fourth solo album and regularly works on Broadway.

Michelle Williams, seen here in 2012, is working on her fourth solo album and regularly works on Broadway.

Photo: Matt Sayles, ASSOCIATED PRESS

Michelle Williams, seen here in 2012, is working on her fourth solo... Photo-4124943.56137 - GreenwichTime

Image 5 of 31

Unless you avoid all forms of media, it's tough not to know what Beyonce is up to these days. The mega-star is mom to Blue Ivy, wife to Jay-Z and performing at the Super Bowl in New Orleans.

Unless you avoid all forms of media, it's tough not to know what Beyonce is up to these days. The mega-star is mom to Blue Ivy, wife to Jay-Z and performing at the Super Bowl in New Orleans.

Photo: Christopher Polk, Getty Images

Unless you avoid all forms of media, it's tough not to know... Photo-4124944.56137 - GreenwichTime

Image 6 of 31

Beyonce performs with Kelly Rowland, left, and Michelle Williams, right, of Destiny's Child, during the halftime show of the NFL Super Bowl XLVII football game between the San Francisco 49ers and the Baltimore Ravens, Sunday, Feb. 3, 2013, in New Orleans. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert) less

Beyonce performs with Kelly Rowland, left, and Michelle Williams, right, of Destiny's Child, during the halftime show of the NFL Super Bowl XLVII football game between the San Francisco 49ers and the Baltimore ... more

Salt N' Pepa — Cheryl 'Salt James, Sandy 'Pepa' Denton and Deidra Roper, aka DJ Spinderella — in 1995. The all-female rap group broke up in 2002 but reformed (without Spinderella) in 2007. They opened for Public Enemy at a show in Brooklyn in 2012. less

Salt N' Pepa — Cheryl 'Salt James, Sandy 'Pepa' Denton and Deidra Roper, aka DJ Spinderella — in 1995. The all-female rap group broke up in 2002 but reformed (without Spinderella) in 2007. They opened for ... more

The remaining three Bangles now. They toured in the U.S., Canada and Europe in the summer of 2012.

The remaining three Bangles now. They toured in the U.S., Canada and Europe in the summer of 2012.

The remaining three Bangles now. They toured in the U.S., Canada... Photo-4124961.56137 - GreenwichTime

Image 19 of 31

The Dixie Chicks — Emily Robison, Natalie Maines and Martie Maguire — won over a dozen Grammys and sold more than 30 million records. But some still know them best for when Maines said before the U.S. invasion of Iraq in 2003, 'We're ashamed that the President of the United States is from Texas.' Here they are at the Grammys in 1999. less

The Dixie Chicks — Emily Robison, Natalie Maines and Martie Maguire — won over a dozen Grammys and sold more than 30 million records. But some still know them best for when Maines said before the U.S. ... more

TLC — Tionne 'T-Boz' Watkins, Lisa 'Left Eye' Lopes and Rozonda 'Chilli' Thomas — seen here at the 1999 MTV Video Music Award taking home an award for 'No Scrubs.' They were one of the most successful acts of the '90s. less

TLC — Tionne 'T-Boz' Watkins, Lisa 'Left Eye' Lopes and Rozonda 'Chilli' Thomas — seen here at the 1999 MTV Video Music Award taking home an award for 'No Scrubs.' They were one of the most successful ... more

Lisa 'Left Eye' Lopes died in a car accident in Honduras in 2002. Chilli and T-Boz, seen here in 2012, are recording a new TLC album, and T-Boz is starring in a new reality series 'Totally T-Boz' on the TLC network, of course. less

Lisa 'Left Eye' Lopes died in a car accident in Honduras in 2002. Chilli and T-Boz, seen here in 2012, are recording a new TLC album, and T-Boz is starring in a new reality series 'Totally T-Boz' on the TLC ... more

Here's the trio in 2012. They had their own reality show, 'Wilson Phillips: Still Holding On,' that year on the TV Guide Network, and got a little popularity bump when they were featured in 'Bridesmaids.'

Here's the trio in 2012. They had their own reality show, 'Wilson Phillips: Still Holding On,' that year on the TV Guide Network, and got a little popularity bump when they were featured in 'Bridesmaids.'

Photo: Danny Moloshok, ASSOCIATED PRESS

Here's the trio in 2012. They had their own reality show,... Photo-4124976.56137 - GreenwichTime